Congratulations to Mackenzie Molner on your 3rd IM and 1st GM Norm!
The New Jersey State Chess Federation would like to congratulate Mackenzie on obtaining his 3rd Im and 1st GM norm recently.
To read more about it, check out the Chess Life Online article at http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10261/576/.
2010 World Amateur Team East is Finished!!
As of just a few hours ago, the World Amateur Team East ended with CAMBRIDGE SPRINGERS rising to the tops
of the teams entered. Below is the list of the prize winners. To see the final standings for the teams, click here.
For the full lineup of teams, their members, and each result click here.
Top Finishers:
1st CAMBRIDGE SPRINGERS
2nd HUNTER HIGH SCHOOL & TOP NEW YORK BENJAMIN AWARD
3rd OUR WEINER IS LOOKING TO MATE
4th ROCHESTER CHESS CENTER #1
5th INGLORIOUS PATZERS
Class Winners:
TOP 2100 5.0 OPEN FILE FOR DIVORCE
TOP 2000 4.5 HUNTER HIGH HAWKS
TOP 1900 4.0 RUSSIAN MAFIA
TOP 1800 4.0 IS THAT A PASSED PAWN OR ARE YOU HAPPY TO SEE ME
TOP 1700 3.5 KAPENGUT FAMILY & TOP FAMILY
TOP 1600 4.0 THREE KINGS AND THE QUEEN
TOP 1500 3.0 PURPLE OOMPAH LOOMPAHS
TOP 1400 2.5 CHESS MATES 1
TOP 1300 2.5 CHECKMATE, MY DEAR WATSON
TOP 1200 3.5 OAKCREST 1
TOP 1000 2.5 4 IMPROVING COLTS
Scholastic Prizes:
TOP COLLEGE 5.0 WERE SO HURT (UMBC)
TOP SCHOLASTIC 5.0 FOUR PASSED PAWNS
2ND SCHOLASTIC 5.0 BLAIR BLAZERS
TOP HIGH SCHOOL 3.0 THE ZONERS
TOP MIDDLE SCHOOL 2.5 MASTERMAN 2
TOP ELEMENTARY 3.0 REOCURRING KNIGHTMARES
Special Categories:
TOP FAMILY 3.5 KAPENGUT FAMILY
TOP COMPANY 4.5 USATE: HOW TO LOSE A GIRL IN THREE DAYS
TOP MILITARY 3.5 PRIMATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
TOP SENIOR 4.5 KING OF QUEENS
OLD TIMERS 4.5 A MAGNUM OF CARLSON
TOP MIXED DOUBLES 4.5 MADOFF WITH UR QUEEN
ALL FEMALE 2.0 INDESPENCEABLE QUEENS
Board Prizes:
Board 1
ANDREW SHVARTSMAN 6-0
ROBERT HESS
MARC ARNOLD
Board 2
JOE FANG
Board 3
HAROLD STENZEL
Board 4
NICK PANICO
ANGEL LOPEZ
ROBERT FORNEY
SHELLY MAYS
Alternate
AMOL PASARKAR
State Prizes:
TOP CONNECTICUT 4.5 NEW BRITAIN PRODIGIES
TOP DELAWARE 4.0 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
TOP NORTH CAROLINA 2.0 SPEAKING PIECES TEAM 1
TOP NEW JERSEY 5.0 KHODARKOVSKY MACADAMIA
TOP MASSACUSSETS 5.0 THE JACKSON 4 - LONG LIVE THE KING
TOP MARYLAND 5.0 BLAIR BLAZERS
TOP PENNSYLVANIA 4.0 FLOHRWARD-BOUND
TOP VIRGINIA 4.0 TIGER ANNOUNCES MATE IN 17, 16, 15
Top Upsets:
Round 1: KARUNAKARAN AMAN
Round 2: ROBERT FORNEY
Round 3: ROBERT FORNEY
Round 4: PETER SCHNEPEL
Round 5: JASON BERLINSKY
Round 6: KEVIN JOHNSTON
Top Name Selected by Players: PAWNSTARS NEVER DECLINE TIGERS SAC
Top Gimmick: VILLAGE PIECES SKIT---AT THE USATE
NJSCF Sponsors The HomeFront Chess Marathon October 17th
HomeFront, an organization that raises funds to assist homeless children, will be holding a charity all day chess marathon on October 17 from 9 am to 9 pm at All Saints Episcopal Church in Princeton. IM Dean Ippolito will also be giving a simul to support the event. For more information on the event, please see the Tournaments page. Come out and show your support for chess and this worthy event. See you there!!!!
NJ Knockouts are 5-1!
The New Jersey Knockouts have an incredible record this year with a total score of 5-1,loosing only to the Arizona Scorpions.
Make sure to watch them on ICC every week, their schedule is listed below. For games and analysis make sure to head over to njknockouts.blogspot.com.
| Date | Pairing | Result/Time |
| Wednesday, September 2nd | New York Knights vs NJ Knockouts | NJ 2.5-1.5 |
| Tuesday, September 8th | NJ Knockouts vs Philadelphia Inventors | NJ 2.5-1.5 |
| Monday, September 14th | Carolina Cobras vs NJ Knockouts | NJ 3-1 |
| Wednesday, September 23rd | NJ Knockouts vs New York Knights | NJ 2.5-1.5 |
| Wednesday, September 30th | NJ Knockouts vs Chicago Blaze | NJ 2.5-1.5 |
| Monday, October 5th | Arizona Scorpions vs NJ Knockouts | AZ 3.0-1.0 |
| Wednesday, October 14th | Baltimore Kingfishers vs NJ Knockouts | 7:15 PM ET |
| Monday, October 19th | NJ Knockouts vs Boston Blitz | 7:00 PM ET |
| Wednesday, October 28th | Philadelphia Inventors vs NJ | 7:00 PM ET |
| Wednesday, November 4th | NJ Knockouts vs Queens Pioneers | 7:15 PM ET |
New Jersey Open 2009
Congratulations to IM Dean Ippolito for winning the title of New Jersey Champion of 2009. Dean was tied with Tom Bartell and GM Michael Rohde for first with 5.0 points. Tommy was the tiebreak winner.
For more information and the final standings click here.
Chess Night with the BlueClaws on August 3rd!
Come join us at the BlueClaws stadium for the first ever Chess Night! The BlueClaws will be hosting this event at their stadium during a game. Activities will include a pre-game blitz tournament to decide who will throw the opening pitch as well as as a simultaneous exhibition against WGM Jennifer Shahade and blitz games all night. To take a look at their flyer, click here. I hope to see you there!
The Passing of Albert Bozcar
Albert passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, 2009 at the age of 92. He had a remarkable life rich with laughter and love and he impacted many people for the better. A memorial service will be held on June 20 at 2:00 PM at the Stockton Presbyterian Church in Stockton, NJ. To view his obituary click here.
2009 US Amateur East Results
The 2009 USAE tournament last week drew over 200 players total. Congratulations to our new national eastern champion Sandi Hutama as well as all those who played. to take a look at the results in all the sections click here. To download a database of the games turned in click here. If you have any games that were played at this tournament that are not in this database please email them to here so that they can be added.